lol. this was probably the most enjoyable thing from yesterday, writing out this assigment. lol. but i found the format required was utter CRAP so i just hecked it. lol. now im awaiting the time whereby i can see ken tower over susan. anticipating it even. it would be quite and be relatively enjoyable. lol

Assignment 1

Social influence narration:

1. Social influence. It is the result of many factors, Envy, greed and a lack of acceptance of what the person currently has are some of those

reasons.

2. In our teenage life in poly, we get to meet people from different backgrounds, and with different lifestyles.

3. We get to meet people who are more well off than us, living in landed properties, which makes up the minority in housing in Urban Singapore. Seeing that one of my friends from our circle of friends living in a huge bungalow, it is a lie to say that we do not envy him.

4. Another example would be following the trends. We as teens would wan to be seen as in and cool, as ‘normal’ as the rest of the populace, so that we are not seen as the opposite, as weird or unglamorous.

5. One down to earth example, especially in poly, is BGRs. More I had met friends who want and long to get into a relationship, due to simply peer pressure, looking at their immediate circle of friends around them, envying those friends who are in a relationship and therefore want to be in one.

Social influence reflection:

1. Social influence in a result of the things we see around us, the influence that makes us want to be seen in a certain light, due to the result of greed and envy.

2. As the amount of people we meet, each with their very own background, ranging from the wealthy to the poor, that is one of the most common influences in society, the wealth factor.

3. As we view other people from the different social standings, we want to be seen as to be on the same level as the other person. Therefore we would want to have the same material stuff as the other person, so that one as a person can say that we are equal and not different.

4. Trends are the most easily described social influence. Because that’s what it simply is. Influences. We see Jonas brothers wearing tight fitting jeans, and that sparked the rage of tights in Singapore. We see the K pop boy bands having long hair, and that’s what many teens do too. Follow to be seen as in and not out.

5. In conclusion, social influences are basically, what we see our friends have, we want to follow. What we see as cool and in, we want to follow. It is just something that had blossomed out of envy and the need to be seen as In or cool or just simply normal. This affects society in more ways than one, mainly increasing the competiveness of people in their race to get more, and it would and may lead to people belittling others.

Construal narration:

1. Construal are basically the way we view things. I believe that playing the piano is a pain and that the daily practice that is required to master a song simply wears me out. Whereas others find it a joy to play the piano and find enjoyment in their music.

2. Another example would be one of myself again, hating soccer. I do not like soccer as I believe it to be a violent sport, though not as violent as rugby and wrestling, but people tend to lose their inhibitions and their senses when it comes to football, even rioting and fighting when the losing team’s supporters attack the winning team’s supporters.

3. I believe that relationships and friendships to be more important than anything else. They are the components which make my life meaningful and fulfilling, not the material needs like large houses etc.

Construal reflection:

1. In some sense, my parents had always belittled my achievements and always expect more than what I believe I can give. Therefore similarly in the aspect of playing the piano, I expect them to say the same and therefore do not give my all. In some sense they had ingrained in me unintentionally, a aspect where I think and believe this.

Me + piano= fail. So naturally it is harder for me to really sit down and have the patience to play the piano and I would give up much easier. This is the result of my experiences and the knowledge of how my parents would react to different situations, though flawed it might be.

2. Now football on the other hand. I believe the reason why I could not find the same passion for foot ball was a result of upbringing. As such my mindset is affected by it. As I grew up in a family where we spent very little contact with football as my father rarely watches football matches, I can never find the same passion and can not see the beauty of the sport. I believe it to be violent, due to the images portrayed by the media after the previous world cup riots, and I was left with a wronged and one sided impression.

3. I believe the reason why I see relationships, kinship and friendships in such a way is because from young I had a close knit family, with very little wants and my parents can and did satisfy my needs. Therefore I had a very comfortable life so far so I put a lesser importance in material needs. Another reason was because I had lost people who I loved, my grandfather. Therefore it had partially scarred me and I fear these losses. As the saying goes once bitten twice shy. Thus now I have a different perspective to this matter than I once had.

4. In conclusion, construal can affect the society when people having a different mindset as to what is to be done work together, conflicts can arise. On a larger scale, the Americans fear the terrorists due to their past experience with the 9/11 incident. Whereas the terrorist believe that the Americans are infidels and therefore unholy and are just simply corrupting their culture and beliefs.

Schemas narration:

1. In polytechnic, besides studies, the most common topic between friends is always boy girl relationships. And it is there where a extremely common schema can be found. Like currently in my immediate circle of friends, there is this guy and this girl. They had gotten very close, but are not involved in a relationship. And they are rather intimate, holding hands, leaning one’s head on the other’s shoulder etc.

2. A common stereotype in my class is related to the Korean trend, the guys calling any other guy who has long hair or dyed hair gay and faggots and the like. They believe the person to be as such, relating their physical appearance to what and how they are like.

Schemas reflection.

1. Commonly people relate these actions to a couple’s. therefore currently the most number of questions that they receive are, are the two of you together? People in the Asian world do not have the same easy attitude towards closeness to close friends of the opposite gender. So they believe when they see someone holding hands, they immediately believe they are together as the perspective is ingrained in the society, and influenced by the customs of the races in that place.

2. Once again, as a person’s expected image of someone is ingrained in him, he has developed a schema. Believing that once a person has and shows certain personalities and traits of the classifications and terminologies that people give like nerds, gays, lesbians etc, they naturally believe and think as such. My classmates are likewise. Though some of them are influenced by their upbringing, their culture.

3. In conclusion, schemas are affected by society’s viewpoints in general.